Books with title The World According to Humphrey

This book is about the misadventures of a dog named Beagle and all his friends. In spite of his humble beginnings, Beagle found a way to overcome his circumstances to rise to the rank of cherished pet. Beagle is both entertaining and sure to excite children about reading. It makes a great first reader/chapter book for children 4-7 years of age. The best part of The World According to Beagle, is that a number of the stories within are true.

20th ANNIVERSARY EDITIONwith a new Afterword from the authorThe New York Times bestsellerThis is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields--a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a world of sexual extremes--even of sexual assassinations. It is a novel rich with "lunacy and sorrow"; yet the dark, violent events of the story do not undermine a comedy both ribald and robust. In more than thirty languages, in more than forty countries--with more than ten million copies in print--this novel provides almost cheerful, even hilarious evidence of its famous last line: "In the world according to Garp, we are all terminal cases."

Journey through four generations, across two continents with the astonishing family of T.S. Garp- the famous bastard son of a belligerent mother- who loves, lusts, labors, and triumphs in a world of assassins, wrestlers, rapists, feminist fanatics, transsexual football players, tantalizing teen-age babysitters, adoring children, and a wayward wife. His life is comic, tragic, violent, tender. His world is totally outrageous. And as real as your own.

Humphrey the hamster loves to solve problems for his classmates in Room 26, but he never meant to create one! Golden-Miranda, one of his favorite students, gets blamed when Humphrey is caught outside of his cage while she’s in charge. Since no one knows about his lock-that-doesn’t-lock, he can’t exactly squeak up to defend her. Can Humphrey clear Miranda’s name without giving up his freedom forever?

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Spring has sprung and everyone at Longfellow School, including Ms. Brisbane's class, are HAPPY-HAPPY-HAPPY! It also means Family Fun Night is coming up and all the students' families are involved in making amazing circus activities. Humphrey helps in many ways, but he can't help but wonder about his own family. He doesn't know anything about them. But when he thinks about all of the wonderful friends he has made at school and at his friends' homes, he stops worrying. Just like spring comes with lots of new things that grow and change, Humphrey's family of classmates and friends will always be growing. And that's just how he likes it.